It's time to come out of my blue funk and I think this morning has done it.

CrazyDad and I went to vote.

We arrived with our  registration card in hand that was sent to us after we were innumerated. We had also ticked on our Income Tax return the box that registers us to vote.

I don't drive but I have a SGI card that has my picture on it.

I would love to hear everyone's thoughts about this! I live in Stephen Harper's riding so I'm fascinated by this concept.

Before the debate begins I will also say that if our system was actually representative, then I could vote for who I want and see a proportional amount of seats. In that case, strategic voting wouldn't be necessary.

What do you think?

 Has anyone voted yet? 

How are you basing your vote this election?  Leader, party, MP, strategic, a combination, etc?

Well, the latest from our fair province is that our government, led by Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberals, are considering granting corporations the right to vote in municipal elections. If this was granted, we would be the only jurisdiction in Canada to allow such a thing. Here's a clip from a  Policy Note from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on what's to come if this is permitted (click for the full article) :

At some point last night I heard someone on TV say that Passports were not being accepted as identification at the polling stations.  I know  in my mother's case this was the only photo ID she has - I don't know if she got shut out yet  - but it made me wonder if anyone lost their right to vote because of this policy.